Madinat al-Zahra a Video
Explanation of the palatial city, costruir commanded by Abd al-Rahman III in 936, Recreation by www.artehistoria.com 3D Palace on http://simuladero.blogspot.com /
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Almanzor (938-1002)
Documentary TVE 2nd string into three parts. Superb documentary produced by Spanish TV where a thorough description of the figure of Al-Mansur Billah performed (Almanzor), character in the history of Cordoba which extended, doubling its volume, […]
Semblante the Al Hakem II (910 / 29 September 976)
It was Al-Hakem II, Prince most learned and passionate about science, literature and the arts, whose most precious books eagerly collected, making at all costs bring the Persia, Syria, Arabia, Egypt and Africa. So he came to be in […]
Study of the lanterns and the top surface of the domes of the Maqsura
During the months of June, July and August 1998 and October 1999, were conducted archaeological survey work of the external area of the domes of the maqsura, both the extrados […]
The mosaics of the Mosque of Cordoba
This book published by Henri Stern in 1971 is an interesting study (French is) on the mosaics that decorate the Mihrab of the Mosque of Cordoba. Beginning with a description of them in the dome and […]
Las vigas expoliadas
The beams of the Mosque of Cordoba have written a “open case“in the recent history of the city recently come to auction at Christie's Room, five of them finally sold 1,5 million. […]
The arches of the Mezquita in the Beatus
Fifth vision: Belshazzar's Feast The King Belshazzar, son of Nebuchadnezzar, impious feast celebrated with a thousand of his lords. Already drunk, ordered to serve more wine in the vessels of the Temple of Jerusalem, that his father had […]
And as… What did the Christians?
Good, for it is not until the tenth century that Christians begin with the pressure on the territory of al-Andalus. Before this Mozarabs are unwittingly contributing northern monasteries build our language “the Castilian”. […]
The builders of the Mihrab
This registration Mihrab, realizes its constructor. I have to locate where you are and photograph. Or someone knows and can save me the work? Another inscription (or perhaps the same). The majority of the conserved inscriptions […]
The plane of Cordoba in the tenth century
A book, I can not remember which but I'll look, I took this shot of the city in times Caliphate. It could be a good basis for further work including certain data then city.